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Letter to three art critics:

Mrs. Leslie Judd Ahlander
Art Critic, Washington Post
1515 L St. NW
Washington, D.C.

Mr. Thomas Donnelly 
Art Critic, Washington New Deal
1013 13th St. NW
Washington, D.C.

July 23, 1962

Mr. Frank Getlein
Art Critic
Washington Star Newspaper 
225 Virginia Avenue, S.E.
Washington, D.C.

Dear Mr. Getlein:

In connection with our current exhibition of the work of Edmund C. Tarbell, the Smithsonian Institution will hold a special ceremony on July 30, 1962, at 3:30 p.m. in the Foyer Gallery of the Natural History Building to commemorate the one-hundreth anniversary of the birth of this American painter. In addition, we wish to express our especial appreciation to Mr. Tarbell's two daughters, Mrs. Josephine Tarbell Ferrell, for the indefinite loan of a self-portrait of the artist, and Mrs. Mary Tarbell Schaffer for the indefinite loan of a portrait of her mother, also painted by Edmund C. Tarbell.

Edmund C. Tarbell contributed much to art in Washington. As an art educator he came to the Capital to be Principal of the Corcoran School of Art in 1918. He was appointed to the Smithsonian Art Commission in 1924 and served with distinction until his death fourteen years later. Many of his paintings hang in art galleries and government collections, as well as in private homes. In 1922 Tarbell paintings of American and European statesmen who had participated in the Versailles Peace Conference were presented to the Smithsonian Institution and will be available to the Newly authorized National Portrait Gallery. Some of the many medals and awards won by the artist are on display at the present exhibition.

We wish to invite you to join us for the July 30 function honoring the artist, and to attend a tea at the Barney Studio House immediately following the reception. We shall appreciate a reply as to whether or not you will be able to attend.

Sincerely yours,

Remington Kellogg
Acting Secretary